True love doesn't just exist in fairy tales 💕

The fight.

TW: ED, SH, SA, depression, violence, hate-speech, homophobia, fluff

Charlie's POV:

I wake up and find myself in bed with Nick, I look over at my bedside drawer and smile. He must've left me toast for when I wake up.

I told Nick about my self-harm and the Ben situation. Wait, my door is open. I climb over Nick, trying not to wake him up, and go into Tori's room, she's watching her laptop.

"Have a good sleep with your boyfriend?" She doesn't look up from the screen.
"Shut up! Why did you go in my room?"
"It was quiet so I wanted to check to see if you were sleeping."
"Oh, ok." I sit with her on her bed.
"I re-heated the toast Nick left you, hope you don't mind."
"It's fine." I rest my head on her shoulder.
I hear Nick getting up.
"Your boyfriends awake, you both are alive!" Tori laughs.
Nick walks up to the door and leans against the doorframe.
"Hey." He says, his voice is all raspy, like he's been crying...
"Love you Tori!" I say, running over to Nick and hugging him, he lifts me up and kisses me.
"Love you, Demon child." She replies, laughing.
Nick chuckles and carries me downstairs.

~~

It's 7 o' clock, me and Nick are watching Spider-Man (the Tom Holland one obviously) on the couch.

I snuggle into Nick's chest and sigh.

"Sorry for putting so much pressure on you these past months."
"Charlie, it's fine, honestly! I'm your boyfriend, it's what I do!" He wraps his arms around my waist.
"What are you going to do to Ben tomorrow?" I ask, looking up at Nick.

I do want Ben to get karma but I just don't want Nick getting hurt.

"It'll be fine, Char, he'll get what feels right." Nick pulls me close and I play with his hoodie strings.

~~

Nick's POV:

Charlie forced me to watch Spider-Man No Way Home, his parents came in at 8pm like they said so we never got to finish the movie.

"Charlie! Tori! We're home!" Jane shouts, locking the front door. "Nick, I didn't realise you were here."
"Yeah, erm-"

I look at Charlie for help.

"Mum?" Charlie interrupts.
"Yes, Charlie?"

I look at Tori who is now sitting on the couch opposite from me and Charlie.

"Can Nick stay over tonight?"

I look at Charlie and he has tears in his eyes, if he gets left alone I don't know what he'd do.

"Well, as long as Nick and his mum is ok with that then yes."

"Erm- yeah, my mum doesn't mind." I answer, Jane looks at me and sighs.
"Don't stay up to late boys, and keep the door open at all times!" Jane raises her voice at the 'all times!'.

Charlie grabs my hand and we run upstairs, Tori follows behind us, carrying a cup of her usual, diet lemonade.

I open Charlie's door and he face plants onto his bed, I laugh. I walk over to him and I kiss him, after a while I move to his neck.

"Nick, erm-" I break away from his neck and look at him, he's crying.
"Charlie, what's wrong?" I pull him onto my lap and he leans on my chest, still crying.
"I can't- I just can't!"
"What's going on Charlie?"

He sobs.

"It's- he- Ben-" Charlie gasps for air.
"Breathe for me Charlie, I don't understand you."
"I can't- I can't breath Nick-" Charlie's head falls onto my shoulder.
I hold his head up infront of mine and kiss his forehead.
"Charlie, listen to me, this might help. Ready?"
"Y-Yeah."
"Name 5 things you can see."
"You, the wall, my bed, your jumper, the window."
"Good! Now, 4 things you can feel."
"Your chest, my jeans, your hoodie, my hair"
"Great! Now 3 things you can hear."
"My mum and dad talking, our breathing, the radio."
"2 things you can smell?"
"Your aftershave, Nellie."
"Last one! 1 thing you can taste!"
"I can't-"
Before he finishes speaking I kiss him.
"Now what can you taste?"
"Your lips."
"Feel better?"
"Yeah, how'd you learn to do that?"
"Oh, my mum used it on me when I was little if my mum and dad were arguing."
"Oh."